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took out new license and Uncle Sam
pocketed another S25.
In few days he was suppressed.
But he was succeeded by another aud
another, until seven different men in Il
few weeks at the same stand had bought
licenses. and were in turn suppressed.
TO an outsider this made it seem that
saloons had increased sevou-iold
when in fact no saloon had been allow
ed to exist. And so the multiplication
of licenses proves that prohibition pro-
hibts in Kansas"
To the same effect is the testimony
thus introduced in the Michigan cain-
paign by John b. Finch in reply to Mr..
Dufleld's Detroit speech.
Ex.Gov. ST. JOHN.
OLATHE. Kan, April 1G, 1887.
col II. Il. Parrot, Waco Tex.
Ny DEAR SIR: / will answer the ques-
lions propounded to me in your letter Of
the 18th inst. in the order in which they
are presented
list. Does prohibition prohibits"
To which reply yes"
But prohibition does not entirely
suppress liquors cling and dram drinking
although under our present law 1t comes
MS near it as does our criminal statute OF
suppressing murder arson, burglary, lar
ceny and other crimes. At no time
since the adoption Of prohibition in Kan
sas, which took effect in May ], 1881,
excepting two years reign, covering
Gov. Martins first term, under an infa-
nous drug store law, recommended by
him. has prohibition in sense been a fail
ure. except in cases where officers will
fully periurcd themselves in order to
shield the Illicit liquor traffic, and, even
the obnoxious drug store law, 10 which
| have referred, was far superior, as a
temperance measure, TO any system OF
license. because ii did away with the
open saloon, and public resort of dram
drinking. | feel sure that under our
present law, IL will be conceded by all
fair minded citizens of Kansas that there
is not one-tenth as much drinking and
drunkenness in proportion to population
as existed under our old license system.
s."What effect on valuesT
Answcr.-In 1880, the last year of
licensed saloons in Kansas, the assessed
valuation OF all taxable property in the
state was $3.50, $40, 76i .43 with q total
good influences of six years Of prohibi.
lion the population increased to ,4O6,-
7'3S and the assessed valuation of taxable
property for 1886 was S271,570, O03.S9,
and the real value is not less than Il
billion of dollars.
3. What affect on population?
Reply.-"An increase up to March !,
1856 of 4I0, 742; estimated from March /,
1885 10 date, not less than 100,0W. To-
tai increase. 5lO.642. The total popula-
ton now is 1906 1888. There is not
brewer, distillcr or saloon keeper in all
the above increase
). What effect on general welfare
and habits Of the people?
The effect has been very beneficial. |
saw more drunk men In one day in lndi-
annapolis, Ind. under high license, two
weeks ago, than have seen in Kansas
under prohibition, in five years. Prohi-
bition has greatly increased the wealth,
happiness, pence and general prnsperi,g
Of the people OF Kansas, as II 81 The
people of Texas. If they will only gle Z
a chance to do go.
II Texas saloons are morally right, and
are beneficial 20 the people they ought
10 be placed upon IN equal footing with
every other rightful and beneficial bust
ness. %
II they are wrong, no amount of license
money, in the sight of God. can make
them right. and they ought to be sup.
pressed, and believe there is manhood
enough in Texas TO forever suppress
them. May God help you in your strug.
gle. Very truly,
john p. ST.. Jons.
Mr.. Finch says;
In his attack upon prohibition he bases
his whole charge upon the statement OF the
Internal Revenue commissioner of the
United States. Mr.. Duffield Is q lawyer
and knows that the tax permit issued by
the general government 10 the saloon Is
IDENTICAL with the tax permit issued TO the
drug store or any place that retails alcoholic
spirits. He also knows that In state I'M
der tax the man who obtains the permit
holds the permit for an entire year. That
Is, man under prohibition who wants TO
violate the state law pays the United States
tax TO prevent an interference of that gov
eminent 30 that he shall only have one
power TO fight. That Is, n man Is arrested
aud imprisoned. the permit appears IN the
records OF the United States, 30 that in one
town in Kansas where twenty-one permits
were granted nineteen Of the liquor sellers
were In the jail and the others skipped the
country, and the town did not have an
open grog shop during the year.
Finally let us look at the much dis
puted Atlanta case. IL is alleged tina,
the jug-trade proves the failure OF pro-
hibition. 1t is frankly admitted that
there is such n trade, but this point is
.laie. that
THE JUG TRADE PROVES THAT PRoHI.
BIrIoS DOES PROHIBIT IN ATLANTA.
II not, why do they have to resort to
the ings and get their supplies from